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Open Forum for Non-Catholics

Jimmy Akin was born in Texas and grew up nominally Protestant. At age 20 he experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant pastor or seminary professor, Jimmy started an intensive study of the Bible, but the more he immersed himself in Scripture, the more he found it to support the Catholic faith. He entered the Church in 1992. His conversion story, “A Triumph and a Tragedy,” is published in the book Surprised By Truth.

Akin is Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a member on the Catholic Answers Speakers Bureau, a weekly guest on the global radio program, Catholic Answers LIVE, a contributing editor for Catholic Answers Magazine, and the author of numerous publications, including the books Mass Confusion, The Salvation Controversy, The Fathers Know Best, and Mass Revision.

The Best Of Catholic Answers LIVECatholic Answers has put together a dream team of sorts, to field questions on one of Catholic Answers most popular radio programs—Catholic Answers LIVE: Open Forum for Non-Catholics. Headed up by host Patrick Coffin with the help of apologists Tim Staples, Jimmy Akin, and Stephen Ray, this dynamic program invites non-Catholic Christians, people of other faiths, and atheists alike—to find answers to their questions about the oldest institution on earth—the Catholic Church.In this powerful three-CD set, Catholic Answers gleans from hundreds of hours of quality air time to present a greatest-hits package: The Best of Catholic Answers LIVE.

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Handbook of PrayersMost of the Catholic Church's treasury of prayers are in this trusted handbook, along with tools for being a better Catholic by remembering the basics of our faith, including such things as the seven sacraments, the cardinal and theological virtues, and more.Basic prayers, prayers for morning and evening, Eucharistic prayers, guide to a good Confession, a variety of devotions, and other prayers are all in this handy digest-size volume.

"I have done my part. May Christ teach you to do yours."

~ St. Francis of Assisi; widely considered the most approachable and "saintliest" of all saints, whose sympathy for all has made him beloved by Christian and non-Christian alike